Use of alcohol in cooking: recipes, tips, little tricks

It has long been popular to use alcohol in cooking. Alcoholic beverages are often used in cooking different dishes. Use in small quantities such alcohol as vermouth, liquor, wine, cognac, vodka and rum and others.

Why do I need alcohol?

At beginners, the use of alcohol in the preparation of dishes is puzzling. But these drinks do not accidentally add to the dishes. For what reason did the use of alcohol in cooking become popular? He gives the dishes a unique aroma that emphasizes the taste of all components.

Also, alcohol has denaturing properties, so that meat protein softens. Therefore, alcoholic beverages are often used as a basis for marinade.

Use of alcohol in cooking

Alcohol makes the dough gentle, crumbly and brittle. A couple of drops of alcohol added to homemade ice cream keep its creamy consistency, which means it will not freeze.

Also, for example, a homeopathic dose of brandy or cognac will enrich the taste of pate. If you add a couple drops of liquor to the pastry cream, it will turn out to be especially tempting, but it will not be intoxicating.

To once again make sure that alcohol in very small doses gives dishes a special flavor and aroma, I would like to recall the rum babu, which we have known since childhood.

Flaming

Fruits and meat "flambe" look very impressive. Before serving such dishes, they are watered (very little) with strong alcohol, after which they are set on fire.

The spectacle is truly unforgettable. The taste changes. Alcohol evaporates, but its aroma remains. Also, alcohol completely permeates the dish. Another advantage of flaming - after the burning process, an appetizing crust is formed.

Before burning the fruit, they should be sprinkled with powdered sugar. As a result, you will get caramel with a bright aroma of cognac or rum.

Alcohol and dough

Do not add alcohol to the yeast test. Because it degrades its properties. Sometimes they make dough for vodka. In shortbread cookies and muffins, too, add alcohol. Then they become friable, melting in the mouth. In fried sweet products, such as, for example, brushwood, alcoholic beverages are also added. Thanks to this component, the products become crispy.

Also in the dough, add the beer. On the basis of this drink cookies, pies and pyshki are prepared. By the way, they also add it to a small amount.

Cookies on beer

How to cook cookies on beer? A simple recipe will appeal to those who like simple baking. There are only four components in the composition. But, despite the simplicity, the products are incredibly delicious.

For preparation it is required:

• A packet of margarine (this is 250 grams);
• A glass of beer;
• Two glasses of flour;
• Sugar (to your taste, but not much).

Before baking, if desired, you can sprinkle products with cumin, coriander or poppy seeds. But this is not a prerequisite.

Cookies on beer - a simple recipe for cooking:

1. Pour the flour into a deep bowl. Then add the finely chopped margarine, stir until the mixture is a consistency resemble small crumbs. Grind conveniently with a knife.
2. Then add the beer, knead the dough. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour.
3. Then thinly roll the dough. Take molds, cut them from the formation of different figures. Also for these purposes, you can use a regular glass.
4. Next, dip each biscuit into sugar. Then lay it on the baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven until ruddy. Then take out the products, let them cool. Serve the biscuits to a hot hot tea or cocoa.

Banana ice cream

Now we will consider another interesting dish with a small amount of alcohol. It's called banana ice cream.

Such a dessert will interest many people who like cold delicacies. Ice cream with liqueur turns aromatic and tender. For cooking, you will need:

• A tablespoon of vanilla sugar, liquor;
• Two tablespoons of cottage cheese;
• 2 teaspoons of orange juice;
• Three bananas.

Preparation of homemade ice cream with bananas and liqueur:

1. First of all, peel the bananas, cut them. Then put in the freezer for one hour.
2. Then, keep the bananas at room temperature for a couple of minutes. After grind in a blender, adding a spoonful of low-fat cottage cheese, juice, vanilla sugar and Baileys liquor.
3. Then put the resulting mass in a mold, put in the freezer until it freezes. This ice cream will attract many people.

Sauces and marinades with the addition of spirits

There is a long tradition of stewing meat in red wine or in a sauce based on it. They are especially popular in regions with developed winemaking. There is an opportunity to experiment with varieties. It was thanks to them that such dishes as Flemish beef, cock in wine and others appeared.

Extinguishing lasts for several hours. During this period, the meat becomes soft. In the process of extinguishing alcohol is wiped out of wine. And the rest of the liquid boils down, it becomes thick.

Wine, by the way, is also used to create sauces. For preparation you should take only good, quality drinks. The only exception is the marinade with wine. For the preparation of such compositions, it is not necessary to use expensive beverages, for example, the usual table is suitable. But, undoubtedly, wine should be natural, without dyes and substitutes from alcohol.

Marinade for meat with white dry wine

How to prepare a marinade from wine? Just. This will require:

• A bottle of dry wine;
• garlic;
• A little vegetable oil;
• A handful of spices (choose spicy, then the pickle will be more spicy).

Mix these ingredients. Put the meat in the marinade. Leave for a few hours. Then marinated meat can fry.

Sauce

The sauce with wine is universal. It can be served to a bird, fish, vegetables, pasta and meat. The sauce is prepared simply. Keep it in the refrigerator.

For preparation it is required:

• Clove of garlic;
• H. A spoonful of salt, parsley dried;
• Two st. Spoons of flour;
• A glass of creamy fat;
• Ground pepper (black);
• 180 ml of white wine.

Preparation of sauce with wine at home:

1. In a saucepan or a small saucepan, mix white wine, cream fat, flour, salt, garlic (passed through the press), ground black pepper (half teaspoon), parsley.
2. Then mix to a homogeneous mass.
3. Then bring the sauce to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat to small, stew until thick. Periodically stir.
5. Ready mix and pour into the saucepan. Then serve to the table.

Pork stewed in red wine

Now consider how meat is prepared in red wine. It turns out such pork tender, juicy and fragrant.

To prepare this dish you need:

• Clove of garlic;
• Half a kilo of ripe tomato;
• 500 grams of pork tenderloin;
• One onion;
• 100 ml of dry red wine;
• Vegetable oil (for frying).

Preparation of meat in aromatic sauce made from red dry wine:

1. First, prepare the products. Rinse the meat under running water, then dry with paper towels or with napkins.
2. Then cut the pork portionwise, sprinkle with salt, spices, pepper. If there is a need, then beat the meat.
3. Then scald the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin. Then cut into small pieces.
4. In a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil. After fry the pieces of pork from two sides to a golden crust.
5. Next, peel the onion, cut it. After chop the garlic, fry on the fat from under the meat. When everything is fried, add the wine. Let it half boil.
6. After lay out the tomatoes. Put out six minutes.
7. Then pour the pork into the ready sauce. Stifle another forty minutes on low heat. After that you can serve a delicious meat dish on the table.

A small conclusion

Now it is clear that the use of alcohol in cooking is the right decision. Thanks to this, the usual dishes acquire a new original taste. Do not be afraid to experiment.